I tried unsuccessfully, all weekend, to come up with a way of saying "we are in a golden age of electronic gaming" without sounding dumb. I eventually gave up, for two reasons. One, if I'm saying what I believe, I don't care what people think of it. And two, it's true, which is always a good reason to say something.

Today is Friday so there’s a new Strip Search to watch.

It's quite true: we did call a man a bad name for his brutally effective shenanigans in the World of Warcraft card game. That was before we knew who he was, before we entrusted him with a few of our own games.

It's Thursday and I've got a new Gabeart for you. Here's the 8x version:

No joke, we get asked at every single PAX Q&A when we will bring back the old DLC podcast. We thought for a while that the PATV series (specifically the 4th panel episodes) would take the place of the podcast but that hasn't been the case.

There are boardgames for Angry Birds, more than one actually, so I wasn't too surprised when Gabriel mentioned that there was one for Bejeweled. Believe it or not, there are people who manage to play Bejeweled in a strategic way. I played those games in a manner designed to let my brain sleep, so that's not me. I guess I sorta got there with Puzzle Quest, especially in multiplayer; Puzzle Quest is basically Bejeweled with a helm on, right?

It's a new Strip Search! Enjoy:

Ben has tons of kids, I've seen 'em, and he's got plenty to say about authentically productive next steps.

I’ve gone into my son’s school to teach cartooning since he was in Kindergarten. He’s in second grade now and it’s still something I look forward to every year. I really love working with kids and teaching art. It usually ends up making for some good Penny Arcade comics too.

Gabe went to teach cartooning again at his son's school, something young people no doubt crave. Spending time with them is always interesting, because on very rare occasion you will hear what they are actually like.

Today’s Strip Search elimination is intense!

Steam can only, only be considered incredibly dangerous.

You can now watch me draw Monday's comic strip!

The Strip Search is up, check it out!

My objective, generally speaking, is to disappear; my profession is as much a mystery to me as it is to anyone else. I've standardized my mode of dress down to eight identical shirts and two pairs of pants. I also have one "nice" shirt, but don't get excited. It's not especially nice. And since I wear it every time an event passes a certain dress threshold, its workhorse plaid never quite honors the occasion.

Wii U owners were pretty disappointed when Ubisoft announced that they were pushing Rayman Legends back into September. It was originally scheduled to hit the Wii U back in February but Ubi decided to hold it back until they could release it for all three systems at the same time. I understand the logic. One marketing budget and distribution on systems that actually have a decent install base. It still sucked for Wii U owners like myself who had played the hell out of the demo and were excited for the full game.